American Bitcoin, co‑founded by Eric and Donald Trump Jr., has energized 11,298 new ASICs, lifting owned hash rate to 28.1 EH/s as it doubles down on low‑cost BTC accumulation.
Summary
- American Bitcoin, the Trump family–backed miner, has energized 11,298 new ASIC machines, lifting its owned hash rate to about 28.1 EH/s.
- The expansion increases total fleet size to roughly 89,242 miners and represents a 12% boost in capacity, adding about 3.05 EH/s at 13.5 J/TH.
- Around 58,999 miners are currently online, delivering roughly 25.0 EH/s at 14.1 J/TH, as the company doubles down on a strategy of accumulating BTC at structurally low production cost.
American Bitcoin Corp., the publicly listed mining company co‑founded by Eric Trump and Donald Trump Jr., has completed the deployment of roughly 11,298 newly purchased ASIC miners, pushing its total self‑owned hash rate to about 28.1 exahashes per second. In a March press release, the company said the additional machines would “add ~3.05 EH/s at ~13.5 J/TH, increasing its total owned fleet to ~28.1 EH/s at an average efficiency of ~16.0 J/TH across 89,242 miners.”
Those figures are now being confirmed in operational updates. After energizing the new rigs at its Drumheller site in Alberta, American Bitcoin reports that approximately 58,999 miners are currently online, corresponding to about 25.0 EH/s of active hash rate with an average energy efficiency of roughly 14.1 joules per terahash, while the full owned fleet (including yet‑to‑be‑deployed units) sits at 28.1 EH/s.
The company frames the move as an extension of a deliberate “Bitcoin accumulator” strategy. In its capacity announcement, American Bitcoin noted that in the fourth quarter of 2025 it mined BTC at a cost roughly 53% below the prevailing spot price, arguing that the fleet expansion “reinforces American Bitcoin’s disciplined focus on maximizing Bitcoin accumulation at a structural advantage.”
Eric Trump, the firm’s chief strategy officer, has repeatedly linked that approach to a broader political and industrial narrative. “As Bitcoin matures, the priority is clear: grow American‑owned, professionally operated hashrate,” he said, adding that this is “how we protect the network, drive innovation, and lead the future of Bitcoin in America.”
Industry data suggest the build‑out is meaningful but not yet dominant at the public‑miner level.
Finviz notes that the largest listed miners currently operate in the 50 EH/s range, making American Bitcoin “roughly half the size of industry leaders,” but also points out that rivals are increasingly diverting capex into AI and high‑performance computing, potentially leaving more room for ABTC to grow its share of global hash rate.
For markets, the message is straightforward: the Trump family’s mining vehicle is not dialing back post‑halving; it is pressing its advantage. With 28.1 EH/s of owned capacity, a more efficient new tranche of hardware at 13.5 J/TH, and a stated focus on holding mined BTC, American Bitcoin is betting that control of cheap, US‑domiciled hash power will matter more in the next phase of Bitcoin’s monetization than short‑term share‑price swings.
